François Gros#
| Sadly, this member passed away. | |
| Membership Number: | 227 |
| Membership type: | ORDINARY |
| Section: | BIOCHEMISTRY & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY |
| Elected: | 1989 |
| Main Country of Residence: | FRANCE |
François Gros passed away February 18, 2022.
Present and Previous Positions
- 1991 - 2000 Permanent Secretary Emeritus, French Academy of Sciences
- Professor Emeritus Collège de France
- 1981 - 1985 Advisor to the Prime Minister
- 1976 - 1981 Director, Institut Pasteur
- 1973 Professor, Institut Pasteur
- 1973 - 1996 Professor, College de France, cellular biochemistry
- 1967 - 1973 Professor, Faculté des Sciences, molecular biology
- 1963 - 1968 Head of Department Biochemistry, Institute of Physico-chemical Biology, Paris
- 1954 - 1955 Rockfeller Fellow, Rockfeller Institute and Illinois University
- 1952 PhD Institut Pasteur (1952)
- 1947 - 1963 Biochemestry Scientist, Institut Pasteur, CNRS, Paris
Fields of Scholarship
- Microbian biochemestry
- Genetic regulation
- Cellular differentiation
Honours and Awards
- 1992 Humboldt Prize
- since 1995 President, Franco-Japanese Advisory Council for Sciences
- since 1997 President, Committee for developing countries, Académie des Sciences (COPED)
- Commander of the Legion of Honour (2013) and the National Order of Merit (2009)
- Board of Directors, Yves Cotrel Foundation, Institut de France
